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Javier Ramos' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Javier Ramos did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2022.

  • "As the next Representative of Arizona's 5th Congressional District, I will vote for and propose legislation to make Roe V Wade the law of the land" (www.ramosaz.com)
  • "The decision to take away women’s rights is horrifying and un-American. It is time to STAND UP! This is OUR Arizona! We will not tolerate women’s rights being left to the states as state legislatures rob us of our freedom. In November our voices WILL be heard." (www.ramosaz.com)
  • "Everyone should have affordable access to health care (especially in light of the effects of this virus on African American Communities and my inlaws on the Navajo reservation." (www.facebook.com)
  • "Protection of veterans’ benefits and fire and police personnel benefits. Support for elders in our community so that their employment and livelihood are protected." (www.ramosaz.com)
  • "Third, I will not accept nor ask for political donations. Although some see political contributions as free speech, I do not feel it is appropriate to request political contributions when unemployment rates are the highest seen in our lifetime, and when politicians still struggle to subsidize human beings over corporations. We shouldn't subsidize politicians more than the people they represent." (www.ramos2020.com)
  • "Through my process of collecting signatures I learned that freedom may be free but Democracy is not free and must be earned through the work of the citizenry. If we do not work on acheiving and holding our Democracy we may continue to lose it to Corporations and wealth that continue to fail to have the best interests of the American people at their core." (www.facebook.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "If elected, Javier will seek a seat on the appropriations committee so that AZ-05 can fully fund infrastructure projects in the East Valley. Our East Valley has been neglected on the federal level because our current congressman is ineffective. Javier will seek to fully fund mesa gateway airport because it will be a strong economic engine for the East Valley." (www.ramosaz.com)
  • "Support for local small businesses." (www.ramos2020.com)
  • "Support for the middle class and how to make it stronger." (www.ramos2020.com)
  • "I am Dem opponent against GOP @RepAndyBiggsAZ. He voted 3 times AGAINST COVID-19 funding to protect our lives & livelihoods. Still no solution from him on providing PPE to 1st responders & Communities. Biggs has 0 medical, science, economic background." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "We paid my law school loan in 9 yrs. We paid our 3 kid’s ed out of pocket and grants. It was a fin. burden. If a student’s loan is paid off I am going to CHEER and be HAPPY for them because I come from a generation when we wanted all of our children to have it better than we did!" (twitter.com)
  • "I WILL CONTINUE TO COMBAT THE FALSE NARRATIVE THAT MAKING VOTING MORE DIFFICULT WILL SOMEHOW MAKE IT MORE SECURE. As a tribal lawyer, I filed a lawsuit against the State of Arizona on behalf of Agnes Laughter and the Navajo Nation. At the time, they refused to let tribal members vote using their tribal identification. People outside of these communities don’t realize that many Native people living on tribal lands don’t drive, so they don’t have a driver’s license, they aren’t born in hospitals, so they don’t have a birth certificate, traditional addresses aren’t commonplace where they live. The tribal ID creates a reasonable way to cater to these unique circumstances. Denying the validity of tribal ID’s as a form of identification denies Native people the right to vote." (www.ramosaz.com)
  • "Once again, this issue is under attack by conservatives who use the guise of unproven voter fraud to continue racially-targeted voter suppression. We need to reimplement Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act which provides federal oversight to changes in state voting policies. Under this statute, in order for any change to a state’s voting policy to take effect, it must be proven that it “does not have the purpose and will not have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color or [membership in a language minority group]." (www.ramosaz.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "The 2nd amendment and liberty are not mutually exclusive. As a gun owner, we have the right to bear arms and we have a liberty right to be in public, in schools and in our churches without fear of gun violence. I support common sense gun legislation to protect our rights." (twitter.com)
  • "All Americans should have affordable and adequate healthcare. I fully support #MedicareForAll because healthcare is a human right, not a privilege." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Biggs voted against everything that will help the middle class. The inflation reduction act capped insulin prices /allowed Medicare to negotiate prices is one example I would have voted for." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "We should all; regardless of political backgrounds agree that we should have a humanitarian approach to our immigration issues and it is unacceptable to have children in cages/behind bars and separated from families." (www.facebook.com)
  • "We should all; regardless of political backgrounds agree that we should have a humanitarian approach to our immigration issues and it is unacceptable to have children in cages/behind bars and separated from families." (www.facebook.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
Unknown Position Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Javier provided his phone number for anyone to call: (602)-686-0072.
Yes In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Yes Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
The upper 1 percent. Fully fund those programs.
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
I have not accepted any funding from any source for this primary. I am self-funded from the amount of $6,100.
No Do you support increasing defense spending?
Maintain the current levels.
Yes Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
No Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
Yes, for small businesses.
No Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
Yes Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
Yes Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
Yes Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
I support the constitution, which includes the second amendment.
No Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
Yes Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
I would move towards a system of Medicare for All. I would require large corporations to do that.
No Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
Unknown Position Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
I am not for open borders. I would require single individuals to do that, not individuals that have families. And, I wouldn't require that for DACA individuals.
No Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
Yes Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
I would only use it after all diplomacy is over.
Yes Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
As long as we are not exploiting citizens and their resources.
-Water Security -Racial Equality -Rebuild Our Infrastructure -Participate in the Paris Climate Accords -Continue Participating in the U.N. and O.A.S. -Continue Participating in the W.H.O.

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